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Tips to Avoid Winter Weight Gain

Tips to Avoid Winter Weight Gain

If you’re trying to maintain a healthy weight, cold weather can sabotage your good intentions. However, some thoughtful planning should help you stay on track. For the full article on Tips to Avoid Winter Weigh Gain, click “read more”.

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Dairy Herd Health Clinic

Dairy Herd Health Clinic

A Dairy Herd Health Clinic will be held on February 16, 2012 at the Log Cabin, with registration starting at 9:45 a.m. This event is FREE. The first topic starting at 10 a.m. is Dairy Farming Today: Keys to Help you Lead Your Dairy Business. For more information click “read more”.

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Communication Arts Festival

Communication Arts Festival

 Have you ever thought about communication and the importance it plays in our lives every day? Effective communication requires skills in listening, observing, speaking, questioning, analyzing, and evaluating. It is the use of these skills that transfers to all areas of life: home, school, community, work, and beyond. Join us at the La Crosse County [...]

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Frac Sand: Mining and Use

Frac Sand: Mining and Use

Frac sand mining is a new topic for the Coulee Region and the Nation. This presentation gives a geologic overview of where frac sands are found in the Coulee Region, as well as the practical issues that may be faced by local government officials when a sand mine (quary) is proposed. Click “read more” to view the full presentation.

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Hands on Gardening- Coffee Grounds for Your Plants

Hands on Gardening- Coffee Grounds for Your Plants

If you think you like your morning cup of coffee, you aren’t the only one. It turns out your plants like it too. Click “read more” to view this week’s Hands on Gardening.

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Hands on Gardening- All American Selections

Hands on Gardening- All American Selections

To learn more about this year’s most successful newly-developed plants, view this week’s Hands on Gardening by click “read more”.

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Make a Resolution to Get Finances in Order for 2012

Make a Resolution to Get Finances in Order for 2012

After spending big during the holidays, many people make getting their financial house in order a top New Year’s resolution. Any day is a good day to make financial resolutions. Financial Planning There are, however, several key areas in financial planning, like keeping financial records, starting a savings plan and getting a will done, that [...]

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Hands on Gardening- Winter Pests

Hands on Gardening- Winter Pests

It’s that time of year when you might start seeing a familiar pest crawling into your home. To view this week’s Hands on Gardening, click “read more”.

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Dairy Reproduction Workshop

Dairy Reproduction Workshop

La Crosse County will be hosting this years “Improving Reproductive Efficiency” workshop at the Rockland Village Hall on January 26th. For more information and for registration, click “read more”.

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2012 Wisconsin Agronomy Update

2012 Wisconsin Agronomy Update

On Thursday, January 5, 2012 the Agronomy Update (formerly known as Seed Dealer) Meeting will be held in Sparta, Wisconsin at Jake’s Northwoods. Registration and lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. Presentations will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m., and finish by 3:00 p.m. For more information click “read more”.

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Hands on Gardening- String of Pearls

Hands on Gardening- String of Pearls

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Hands on Gardening- Poinsettias

Hands on Gardening- Poinsettias

For tips on how to make your poinsettias look great through the holidays, view this week’s Hands on Gardening. Click “read more”.

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Donating to a food drive? Keep these tips in mind

Donating to a food drive? Keep these tips in mind

UW-Extension suggests ways to make your contributions more valuable   Community groups and social organizations often host food drives to fill local food pantry shelves this time of year. By keeping a few simple tips in mind, you can enhance the value of the food donations you make.  It‘s important to remember that donated food is [...]

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Choose a healthy holiday plate

Choose a healthy holiday plate

Enjoy the holidays and the delicious foods associated with them but eat less. Research indicates that the average American gains one pound during the winter holiday season. This amount is less than you might expect and may not seem like a problem, but every pound adds up. To view the full article, please click “read more”.

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